My Creative Space

Hi there Blog Friends,

Hoping this day finds you well

and

living in the sunshine

as we are here at the beach today....

I want to share my new space I have been working on

for a couple + months....

I actually started this somewhere around

February...

But with all the setbacks I had this winter it took me awhile....

This is my new go to space-

my creative space.

I am so loving this space -

I practically live here 24/7 now.

It is so pretty, peaceful and inspiring.....

That wasn't always so-

it used to look like this....

Which was a really nice room also

but...

It was originally done for the grand kids for

when they came to visit....

However, they moved here

and

it was not getting used like we had intended.

In fact,

I would dare say it went for weeks with no one

even entering it

except to dust.

So, I made an executive decision

and

came up with a brilliant idea.

Why not use this for a craft, creative space

for me

instead of the dining room table.

So, it became this

I love it.....

I painted several pieces of furniture

we had on hand to use in this space

and I love how they turned out.

If you look at the original pic

the walls were contractor beige

but,

I painted them a nice subtle

blue.

Valspar's Ghost Ship.

I really like the way it brightens up this space.

This is the chifferobe that you see painted

a bright blue green in the original space.

I kept the blackboard on the door

just haven't found a quote to write on it yet.

I repainted the drawers

Valspar's Seashore Fog

which is actually a grey blue.

( I had some left over from our bedroom

and

made it into homemade chalk paint  -  recipe found )

The rest of the piece I painted

Valspar's Anthem White

also made into homemade chalk paint.

This piece is intended to hold all my fabrics and sewing supplies.

This is a small pantry that we have had for years.

It has been used in so many areas for so many different things

that I think it probably doesn't know

what it is actually supposed to be.....

I also painted it with the home made chalk paints

Valspar's Anthem White and Seashore Fog.

As you can see it has tons of space

and

at the moment I am working on the organization of it.

This is sure to change as I incorporate

all the pieces I want in this space.

This is another piece that has been around for years.

This was originally dark mahogany

however,

I painted it white and papered it with blue toille paper.

Well, it took me forever to strip that paper

off of all the drawers.

Then I painted it the homemade chalk paint

Anthem White and Seashore Fog.

I put the glass knobs back on but,

want to change them to brushed nickel to

match the chifferobe.

In due time....

This little piece actually is four different drawer units that stack.

I have only three of them here

because......

I have the top one here next to my desk.

It hold my most used items -

near and convenient.

My desk is an old farmhouse kitchen table

that I picked up

at a thrift store for $25.

It is in perfect condition

and

exactly what I wanted.

Next to my desk are a set of cubbie shelf units

that you cannot see very well

at this time.

I will get better pics and show you when I have the

organization done for them.

The desk chair is going to be

slip covered but that is a future project.

In the meantime,

I am so enjoying this space and getting so much done here. 

I will be sharing some of my storage ideas

with you soon......

I don't know what I did without this space for so long.

How bout you - do you have a dedicated creative space?

Cathy....

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